Cigar-bunching machine



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P. O. MILLER.

CIGAR BUNGHING MAGHINE.

No. 416,066; Patented Nov. 26, 1889.,

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P. 0. MILLER. CIGAR BUNGHING MACHINE.

No. 416,066. Patented Nov. 26. 1889.

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\ P. 0. MILLER. CIGAR BUNGHING MACHINE.

No. 416,066. Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

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CIGAR BUNGHING MACHINE.

Patented Nov. '26, 1889.

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(No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 5. F. C. MILLER.

CIGAR BUNGHING MACHINE. No. 416,066. Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

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UNITED. ST TES.

PATENT OFFICE.

FREDRIOK C. MILLER, OF OOVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

CIGAR-BUNCHING MACHIN E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,066, dated November26, 1889.

Application filed June 30, 1888. $erial No. 278,634. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDRIOK C. MILLER, ofCovington, in the county of Kenton and State of Kentucky, have inventedcertain free space for the cigar-bunch to pass vertically into the moldsunderneath.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide reciprocating andrevolving bunch-rollers, which can be brought together to assist inrolling the cigar and opened up to allow the passage of thefeeding-plunger.

Another object of my invention is to pro-i vide a reciprocating arm,which carries a belt attached at one end only, for rolling acigar-bunch.

Another object of my'invention is to provide suitable means for feedinga bunch when it is rolled into the cigar-mold by means of a plunger.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a mechanism which willperform these several operations intermittingly and consecutively at asingle revolution of the main shaft, whereby a bunch is automaticallymade by a single revolution of the main shaft of the bunching-machine.

The preferred form of construction and arraying of the several deviceswhich I have provided for carrying out these. several operations will befully explained in the description of the accompanying drawings, makinga part of this specification, of which- Figure 1 is a side elevation ofmy machine. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the opposite side. Fig. 3 is avertical section on line 00 to, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal centralsection on line y, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing cams in astraight line. Figs.

6 and 7 are diagrams of crank and eccentric, which are mounted on thesame shaft. Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are similar sections of Fig. 4, showingthe different steps in the operation of the machine. Figs. 11, 12, and13 are detail views showing different operating parts of the machine.Fig. 14 is a longitudinal central section of one of the compressing-jawsand its support; Fig. 15 is a vertical crosssection of the same.

A represents the frame of the machine.

13 represents the feet; 0, the table on which the cigar-mold D isplaced.

E represents a hopper in which the tobacco for fillers, preferablyscrap-tobacco, is placed.

1 represents the main driving-shaft journaling in bearings 2 and 3 ateither end of the frame. t represents a tight and 5 a loose pulleymounted on said shaft.

6, 7, 8, and 9 are cams keyed to shaft 1.

10 represents a bevel-gear .on shaft 1, meshing with a bevel gear 11 onshaft 12,

and also on which is mounted eccentric 13 and crank 14:.

S S represent brackets secured to frame A for supporting and serving asjournals for the shaft 12. l

The dotted lines a l) 0 cl, Figs, 5, 6, and 7, indicate the relativeposition of the cams 6 7 8 9, eccentric '13, and crank 14 at differentstages of the operation. Thus the dotted lines a in Figs. 5, 6, and 7represent the position shown in Fig. 4; dotted lines b that shown inFig. 8; c, Fig. 9, and d Fig. 10.

In the hopper E, near its lower end, is a roller, which may be madesmooth or corrugated.

15 represents an opening in the lower end of thehopper, through whichthe tobacco for the fillers of cigars passes into the opening or slot16, made in the movable carrier 17. This carrier is reciprocated betweenthe sides of frame F, and is supported on plate 18. The corners of theopenings 15 and 16 are made perfectly square and serve as shears to cutoff the fillers. Carrier 17 is operated as follows:

19, Fig. 1, represents a slot cut in one side of the frame F, throughwhich projects astud 20, which is rigidly secured to carrier 17.

21 represents a rod journaled in brackets 22 on the side of the frame F,to which is secured an arm 23.

24 represents a connecting-rod, one end of which is pivoted to arm 23and the other to crank 14.

25 represents adjustable collars fixed on rod 21, which alternatelyengage with pin to move the carrier 17 forward and backward. Two collarsare used, as it is necessary to have the carrier 17 stand in oneposition long enough to allow another operation to take place.

26 represents a plunger, which is shown detachably connected by adovetail joint to cross-piece 27, which is supported by two verticalrods 28, that are journaled in lugs projecting from either side ofhopper E.

29 represents a cross-bar rigidly connected to rods 28.

30 represents a shaft j ournaled in the frame A, which is oscillated byarm 31, that is rigidly secured thereto, and carries at its opposite enda stud e, on which is journaled a friction-roller that engages with cam6 on the main driving-shaft.

f, Fig. 1, represents a slot cut in the curb of the machine for stud eto pass through.

32 represent crank-arms which convey motion through pitmen 33 to thecross-bar 29.

34 represents a rack which engages with pinion 35, mounted on the shaftof feed-roller 14 to revolve it in unison with the reciprocation of theplunger.

36and 37 represent brackets which secure rack 34 to the plunger-frame.The table 0 is provided with a dovetailed groove to receive the slide38.

39 represents a dowel-pin secured to slide 38, which holds the mold inthe required position on the slide. The under side of slide 38 isprovided with a series of teeth or projections g.

40 represents a reciprocating spring-arn provided at its outer end withlugs 41, which engage in the side groove of an eccentric 13.

The inner end of said arm is upturned to engage with the projections orteeth g on the under side of slide 38.

42 represents a loop used for pulling the upturned or forward end ofspring 40 down out of engagement while the slide 38 is pushed in fromthe front end to insert a mold. One revolution of the shaft 12 andeccentric 13 moves the mold the required distance to bring the next cupin the mold under the plunger 26.

0 represents a spring secured to the table '0 by stud P, and serves tohold the mold in its proper position against the ledgeR on the oppositeside of the table.

43 and 44 represent arms, which are counterparts of each other andplaced in pairs on each side of the machine. They are provided withstuds 45 and 46, respectively, which are journaled in holes pierced inframe-piece G. Arm 44 is extended at its lower end to form a lever 47,which is provided with a stud car-.

rying a friction-roller that engages with cam 7 on the main shaft. Thesearms 43 and 44 are provided with segment-teeth h, meshing to transmitmotion from arm 44 to arm 43.

It will be observed that arms 43 and 44 are each duplicated on oppositesides of the machine, and frame-piece 48 connects arms 43 and the curvedtable 54 connects the arms 44.

49 represents a bunch-roller journaled at its ends in arms 43.

50 represents a tilting table secured to shaft 51, which is journaled inthe rear end of the arms 43. g

52 is a latch-arm, and 53 a link rigidly attached to shaft 51 andconnected at its lower end to latch-arm 52.

55 represents a similar bunch-roller to that of 49, journaled in thefront end of the table 54.

56 and 57 (see Fig. 12) represent arms similar to those of 43 and 44,and are secured to their respective shafts 58 and 59, which arejournaled in frame G. The arm 56 is eX- tended to form a lever 60,through which motion is conveyed from cam 9. These arms 56 and 57 areprovided with teeth 4', to cause them to move simultaneously and operatejaws 61 and 62, mounted on top of said arms.

63 represents an apron, one end of which is attached to a clamp 64, thatis secured to the top of an oscillating or reciprocating arm 65. Thisarm is secured to stud 66, which is journaled in frame G.

67 represents a crank-arm secured to stud 66 and provided at its lowerend with a frictional roller which engages with cam 8.

Frame-piece G forms journals or bearings for arms 43, 44, 56, 57, 65,67, 60, and 47. It is secured to the main frame by screw-bolts 68 and69. It is made in'a separate piece from frame A merely for convenience.The jaws 61 and 62 are made detachable from their respective arms 56 and57, in the manner shown in Figs. 14 and 15. The tops of the arms 56 and57 are grooved "to receive the dovetailed jaws 61 and 62, respectively,which, when in position, are held by pins 7 3, passing through therespective arms 56 57 and holes in the back of the jaws.

74 represents a spring-lever pivoted to, a lug 75, the forward end ofwhich enters a notch cut in pin 73, to draw it out of engagement.

76 represents a spring to hold pin 73 in the position shown.

It is advantageous to have the jaws removable, so that the shape of thebunch may be changed. The plunger 26 is made removable for the samepurpose.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The cigar-fillers are placedin hopper E and fed through opening 15 by roller 14 into the opening 16of carrier 17. The binder is placed on the tiltingtable 50, with the endprojecting over the inner end. The carrier 17 is moved forward inposition,bringing the filled opening 16 under plunger 26, as shown inFig. 4. The plunger 26 is then brought by the intermittent movement ofarms 32, pitmen 33, and vertical rods 28 down and forces out the filler,and forming a pocket in the apron 63 and depositing it therein, at thesame time carrying the edge of the binder with it, as shown in Fig- 8.Fig. 9 shows the plunger receded or raised up, the arms 43 and 44 drawntogether by the action of cam 7, arm 47, and the segment-teeth h, andthe apron drawn tight around the filler. Now arm65 commences to movebackward, drawing the apron between and over bunch-rollers 49 and 55,rolling the binder around the filler. When the end of the apron isreached, the wrapped bunch drops between jaws 61 and 62, which closetogether and hold the It will be seen by Fig. 10 that the carrier .17

is then in its backward position, receiving a second filling. Thetilting table 50 is operated as follows: Pin 72 on lever 65 holds thelatch-arm 52 up, keeping the pin 71 out of engagement with the notch 70in the latch. As arm 65 moves backward and arms 43 and 44 move together,it allows the notch'70 to engage with pin 71. Then when the arms 43 and44 move apart table 50 is raised at its forward end and held in thatposition, allowing the free end of the apron to'pass between it andplate 48 until the latch-arm 52 is tripped by the return of lever 65 andpin 72, engaging with the inclined edge. It will be observed that in thediagram Fig. 5 the cams 6, 7, 8, and 9 are shown as if laid out in astraight line, and they have the proper configuration to carry ontheabove-named operation intermittingly to move the plunger 26, and bymeans of rack 34 to revolve the feeding-roller 14, which oscillates tofeed the.

filler on either side of said roller; and it will be observed thatplunger 26 makes two motions, one to press the filler into the belt, asshown in Fig. 8, and the second movement to press the rolled bunch downinto the mold,

I as shown in Fig. 10. Twodifferent-shaped camsj it are necessary andprovided to give these two different lengths of strokes. Cam 7 is placedwith the working offset Z between the offsets j it, so as to operate thearms 43 and 44, bringing the bunch-rollers 49 and 55 into the positionshown in Fig. 9 between the two plunger-strokes. Then before the secondmovement of plunger 26 the apron 63 is drawnto roll the bunch, whichmovement is accomplished by means of cam 8. The ofiset m of the cam 8operates crank-arm 67 and arm to oscillate the clamp 64, to which oneend of the apron is attached. The cam 9 by its offset n closes the jaws61 and 62 to hold the bunch, which is pushed out between said jaws, asshown in Fig. 10. Just before the movement of plunger 26 the moldl) hasbeen advanced one cup space by eccentric 13, drivin g forward spring-arm40. The feeding-carrier 1.7 is appropriately and intermittinglyreoperated by the crank-arm 14. Thus these several motions are carriedout in time movement to form one bunch by a single revolution of shaft1.

One of the peculiar features of the bunchmaking machine is theattachment of the apron at one end to a clamp 64 at top of arm 65, theother end being free and pulled out from between the rollers 49 and 55,allowing the bunch to pass immediately down into the jaws. The apron iscarried back over the rollers by the return motion of the clamp, havingsufficient stiffness to carry it under the pivoted table 50, which israised to receive it.

It will be manifest that the feeding-roller 14, carrier 17, and theoperating mechanism may be omitted and the bunch made by hand instead ofbeing automatically fed, as herein described. So, too, various othermodifications may be made; but I have shown the parts in the form whichI believe to be best adapted to carry out the purposes herein described.

Co-pending with this application are other applications of mine filedand serially numbered, respectively, March 26, 1887, 232,537, and April1, 1889, 305,521, and any mechanism claimed therein I disclaim in thepresent ap plication.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a cigar-bunchingmachine, the feeding device consisting of ahopperhaving the plain orcorrugated roller 14 located therein near its lower opening, and acarrier situated below the hopper, substantially as set forth.

2. In a cigar-bnnching machine, the combination of a hopper having aroller 14. located therein near its lower opening, a reciprocatingcarrier 17, having an opening, and a plunger working through saidopening for delivering the tobacco onto an apron, substantially as setforth.

3. In a cigar-bunching machine, a reciprocating carrier 17 havingopening 16 and working through a hopper, in combination with an apron,and a plunger passing through said opening 16 to push the tobacco ontothe apron, substantially as described.

4. In a eigar-bunching machine, an intermittingly-operated plunger, adouble cam for giving the plunger two motions, one for pressing thefiller on an apron and the other for pressing the bunch into a mold, andconnecting driving mechanism, in combination with the apron and mold,substantially as specified.

5. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of a reciprocatingcarrier having an opening and working through a hopper, a plungerpassing through said opening to push the tobacco onto an apron, andmechanism for reciprocating the carrier, consisting of a crank-shafthaving a crank at one end and operated from its other end by the mainshaft of the machine, and connecting mechanism interposed between thecarrier and the crank, to which latter it is pivoted, substantially asspecified.

6. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of a reciprocatingcarrier having an opening and working through a hopper, a plungerpassing through said opening to push the tobacco onto an apron, andmechanism for reciprocating the carrier, consisting of a slide adaptedto act on the carrier, an arm connected with the slide, a crank-shafthaving a crank at one end and operated from its other end by themainshaft of the machine, and a connecting-rod pivoted at one end to saidarm and at the other end to the crank, substantially as set forth.

7. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of a reciprocatingcarrier having an opening and working through a hopper, a plungerpassing through said opening to push the tobacco onto an' apron, a framein which said carrieris mounted having a slot, a pin or stud on thecarrier projecting through the slot, and a slide having projectionsengaging said stud and means of reciprocation, substantially as setforth.

8. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of a reciprocatingcarrier having an opening and working through a hopper, a plungerpassing through said opening to push the tobacco onto an apron, a framein which said carrier is mounted having a slot, a stud or pin on thecarrier projecting through the slot, a slide having means ofreciprocation, and adjustable collars fitted on said slide on oppositesides of said stud, on which they bear to move the carrier back andforth, substantially as specified.

9. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of a hopper having aroller therein near its lower end, a pinion on one end of the rolleroutside the hopper, a plunger, mechanism for operating it, a rackconnected with the plunger and engaging said pinion, and a reciprocatingcarrier with an opening and working through the lower end of the hopper,substantially as set forth.

10. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination, with a tobacco-carrierand plunger adapted to push the tobacco therefrom, of recip'rocatingbunch-rollers, an apron having a free end and onto which the tobacco ispushed from the carrier, means for bringing said rollers together toinelose the bunch in the apron below and between the rollers, and meansfor drawing said apron out from between the rollers and rolling thebinder around the bunch while the rollers are together, substan tiallyas specified.

11. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination, with an apron having afree end and mechanism for delivering tobacco onto the apron, ofbunching-rollers below and between which the binder is rolled around thebunch when the apron is drawn out, substantially as set forth.

12. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination, with an apron having afree end and mechanism for delivering the tobacco onto the apron havinga plunger, of bunching-' v the bunch when it is dropped into them fromthe apron, said plunger being adapted to push the bunch out from thejaws, substantially as Set forth.

13. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination, with an apron having afree end and onto which the tobacco is deposited, and rollers below andbetween which the binder is rolled around the bunch by said apron whendrawn out, of a clamp by which one end of the apron is held, and anoscillating arm-carrying the clamp, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

.14. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination, with an apron havinga free end and onto which the tobacco is deposited, and rollers belowand between which the binder is rolled around the bunch by said apron,of jaws for holding the bunch when it drops from the apron, and aplunger working between the jaws, substantially as set forth.

15. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of the apron,bunch-rollers, oscillating arms in which the rollers are journaled,having suitable mechanism for operating them, a tilting table belowwhich the free end of tlieapron is placed, and means for tilting thetable, substantially as set forth.

16. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of the apron having afree end, bunch-rollers, oscillating arms in which the rollers arejournaled, having mechanism for operating them, said arms being providedwith meshing segment-teeth, whereby they are caused to move together,and mechanism for withdrawing the apron from the rollers, substantiallyas set forth.

17. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of the apron,oscillating arms carrying bunching-rollers,.a tilting table carried byone of said arms, a latch-lever, automatic mechanism for releasing itand tilting the table, and a link connecting the latch-lever with thetilting table, substantially as set forth.

18. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of oscillating armscarrying bunching-rollers, a tilting table on which the binder isplaced, a fixed piece below the table, an apron having a free endadapted to fit below the table, and means for withdrawing the apronfrom. the rollers, which together roll the binder around the bunch,substantially as set forth.

19. In a cigarbunching machine, the combination of the apron,oscillating arms carrying the bunching-rollers, oscillating armscarrying jaws between which the bunch is received from the rollers andapron, means for withdrawing the apron, mechanism for operating saidarms, and a plunger working as set forth.

20. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of the bunch-rollingmechanism, oscillating arms below the same having meshing segment-teeth,jaws carried by said arms, mechanism for oscillating the arms, and aplunger working between the jaws, substantially as specified.

21. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of the apron,oscillating arms carrying bunching-rollers and provided with meshingteeth, oscillating arms carrying jaws and provided with meshing teeth,mechanism for oscillating all the arms, means for Withdrawing the apron,and a plunger working between the rollers and jaws, substantially asspecified.

22. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination of pivoted jaw-armsprovided with meshing segment-teeth and carrying jaws, a lever connectedto one of the arms at one end, and a cam engaging the other end forreciprocating the jaws intermittingly, whereby a bunch is receivedbetween said jaws and held for delivery, substantially as set forth.

23. In a cigar-bunching machine such as herein described, thecombination, with jawarms 56 and 57, of detachable jaws 61 62, pinspassing into the arms and jaws, and lever for disengaging the pins fromthe jaws, substantially as set forth.

24:. In a cigar-bunching machine, a mold carrier or slide and a moldcarried thereby, teeth on the under side of the mold-carrier, aspring-arm engaging the teeth and provided with a pull, and means forreciprocating the arm, substantially as set forth.

25. I11 a cigar-bunching machine, a mold carrier or slide provided Withteeth and a mold carried thereby, a sliding spring-arm engaging theteeth and provided with a pair of lugs, operating mechanism for said armhaving a rotating shaft, and a cam on the shaft arranged between andengaging said lugs, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FREDRICK C. MILLER.

Witnesses:

ROBERT ZAHNER, J. WATsoN SIMS.

